Armies of Zatikon: TCG & Chess – play a strategic MMO game

Armies of Zatikon: TCG & Chess is a board game of strategy to guard your castle while attacking and conquering your enemy’s castle. it was transitioned from a classic card trading game to computer game and now mobile… dive into the world of tactical Chess-like conquest.

Pros & Cons:

Many unique characters to recruit to your army with special abilities!

Multi-player online!

Cons

Extremely small text and buttons make it difficult to see on a phone.

Could use better “how to play” tutorial.

At the time of review not many players online.

Occasional force close errors.

Features:

Armies of Zatikon: TCG & Chess is a solitaire and multi-player online game of tactical conquest. Your goal is to take over your enemy’s castle while guarding your own because they have the same agenda. You do so by recruiting and building an army and each warrior has unique abilities in battle. There is a first-time tutorial, however, to be honest it could be improved to better explain how to play. Hopefully this review will enlighten more.

To play, you have a certain amount of commands per turn. The first thing you would want to do is deploy your army by selecting from the available army list then position them on or near your castle (represented by blue squares). Also notice when you tap on a warrior their abilities are shown, these are important to know for countering your enemy’s strengths or weaknesses. For example, the “Cavalry” can kill enemies under 4 in power score. They can also move up to 4 spaces in any linear direction and attack enemy units within 1 block range. After all your moves are made press “End Turn” button so your opponent can move. It’s a strategic game to know your soldier’s strengths and weakness and use them to out-maneuver your opponent seeking victory.

When you win bouts you are awarded gold which is vital for purchasing new army members. There are over 100 recruits to collect and/or trade.

Good Strategy Game but Fails in Vital Areas…

At the time of review there were not many players online, therefore, I could not get a successful chance to play another online for evaluation. However, the developer’s app description states it is a multiple player online game- so with more popularity you can experience the turn-based action plus chat with others real-time. My greatest gripe with the game is how extremely small the text is. It makes it difficult to see especially on a phone. Hopefully the developers can significantly improve the user interface for mobile- it’s shocking to see that as a major oversight being that it was transitioned to mobile devices. Lastly, in trying to grasp how to play through experimentation due to the limitations of the beginning tutorial- I lost quite a few early games. I noticed that the app forces close when you lose.

AndroidTapp.com Rating

(3.0 out of 5)

Should you Download Armies of Zatikon: TCG & Chess? For the tactical card trading aspect of Armies of Zatikon, it’s great. However, the overall interface and experience is a bit jaded at the moment due to small text, not many players online and other issues. I’m not gungho about recommending this title, however, if you enjoy games like Chess then this might be worth a try.